The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-16
LEADvILLE.
How the Glorious Fourth Was Csle-
bratsd 1T the " Gem Of the Noun
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ColsOTaLlOn Oh the rOurLn at LeauVlllo
unless prematurely and done it any
thing of the justice it fairly deserved
in time for your last issue, but be was
there, nevertheless, and canjidly be-
lieves he gazed upon that embryo
town with an impartial idea of it
and It's surroundings, and will try to
give it the justice which he thinks it
and its people certainly deserve. A
full statement would necessarily be too
lengthy, and | will preface by saying
that every one there did all in there
power to make everything as pleasant
and agreeable as possible, and perhaps
1t would be lnvidious to mention
names in particular only when needed.
There were present from the outside
about twenty vehicles of all grades
from sulky to quartz wagon, load
ed to their full capacity, some of
which made return trips to Hamilton.
Many Others had 10 take "Shanks'
horses" and cross directly over the
mountain, which seemed somewhat
elevated to those travelling by the lat
ter mode of conveyance.
From early forenoon of the Fourth
till early dawn of the fifth, all present
enjoyed themselves as suited their
tastes. A dance in the evening wound
up the programme fer the day. Many
of the people of Hamilton carried
lunches, which were spread upon a
lengthy table under q shady arbor, in
the center of which played a nice
fountain to any hight desired. This
fountain was paved and surrounded
with shells, fossils, bric-a-brac, ore
from all parts of White Pine Noun
tain, etc. This bower was chiefly con.
structed by the miuers during their
odd hours, and reflected credit on
their taste and skill.
The boarding house of George w.
Halstead was IN full blast until the
final closing of the celebration and
good things for the inner man were
more than abundant. The excellent
water, which comes down from alpine
peaks. was refreshing, aud under ex.
cellent management nothing was for
gotten to make everything a success.
The saloon, in charge OF ID. j. Ma.
honey, is nice frame building, 16x26
feet, with cellar in the rear, and the
bar fixtures are as handsome as any in
the State. Numerous stuffed orni-
theological specimens, which Sam Lid
die brought from San Francisco, adorn
the cabinet. A stuffed monkey, play
ing the banjo in a comical attitude,
was grea; attraction for the children.
The assay office of three rooms is
built in the hill on the upper grade,
surrounded by trees, and is IN opera
tion. In front of this, through the
branches of good-sized pine trees,
vertical pipe from the main throws
water to the height of rs feet from
the ground as the pressure is APP
piled. The height of the different
springs, from $500 feet to one mile
distant is sufficient tn carry the water
up the mountain side to the proposed
tunnel site.
AT present good horseback trail is
being constructed to the mine, and q
large number of blasts had been SO
arranged as to give grand salute at
shutdown on the Fourth, thereby do
ing the double purpose of necessary
grading and celebrating the natal day.
Several parties are grading prepare
tory to building cabins. while others
are partly finished. A number of
tents aud wagon covers answer the
purpose of transient residents.
The altitude of Leadvile is about
the same as Hamilton-s,300 feet,
A short distance from town and
close to the new trail to the tunnel
and mine, are the graves of Osborn
and Ward, who lost their lives there
in the snowslide in 1880, the canyon
in which it occurred being some dis
lance to the south.
There is stable built for the ac-
commodation of visiting teams, and n
nice bathroom for dusty travellers has
been fitted up.
During the afternoon the grand old
maintain echoed with the strains Of
vocal music, rendered by many voices,
and, after the dance, the music for
which was furnished by VIM. Bush
and wife violin and organ) the fol-
lowing was sang by Messrs. II. Bush,
j. Brown and j. Rosevear